The Octagon
The Octagon, built in 1834, is a historic octagonal building and attached apartment block complex located at 888 Main Street on Roosevelt Island in New York City.Photo: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Apartment building
- Description: hospital in New York, United States
- Address: 888 Main Street, 10044
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Noguchi Museum.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Museum
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0.
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often referred to as The Guggenheim, is an art museum at 1071 Fifth Avenue between 88th and 89th Streets on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is situated 1¼ miles northwest of The Octagon.
Noguchi Museum
Museum
Photo: Creative Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Noguchi Museum is a museum and sculpture garden at 32-37 Vernon Boulevard in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens in New York City, designed and created by the Japanese American sculptor Isamu Noguchi. Noguchi Museum is situated 1,900 feet southeast of The Octagon.
Roosevelt Island Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
The Roosevelt Island Bridge is a tower drive vertical lift bridge that connects Roosevelt Island in Manhattan to Astoria in Queens, crossing the East Channel of the East River. Roosevelt Island Bridge is situated 2,100 feet south of The Octagon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Upper East Side and Astoria.
Upper East Side
Photo: Alex Proimos, CC BY 2.0.
The Upper East Side of Manhattan is one of the city's wealthiest districts. Spanning the stretch of island between 59th Street to 96th Street east of Central Park, the neighborhoods of Lenox Hill, Yorkville, and Carnegie Hill are full of luxurious townhouses and apartment buildings on some of the most affluent addresses in New York.
Astoria
Neighborhood
Photo: Dinker022089, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Astoria is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens. Astoria is bounded by the East River and is adjacent to four other Queens neighborhoods: Long Island City to the southwest, Sunnyside to the southeast, and Woodside and East Elmhurst to the east.
Lenox Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lenox Hill is a neighborhood on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It forms the lower section of the Upper East Side, east of Park Avenue in the 60s and 70s.
The Octagon
- Categories: former hospital, hospital, building, and residential building
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.76901° or 40° 46′ 8″ northLongitude
-73.94402° or 73° 56′ 39″ westHeight
125 feet (38 metres)Open location code
87G8Q394+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 284878244OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartmentsWikidata ID
Q2887672
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover The Octagon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“The Octagon” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “The Octagon”
- Esperanto: “La Okangulo”
- French: “The Octagon”
- German: “The Octagon”
- Hebrew: “האוקטגון”
- Italian: “The Octagon”
- Russian: “Октагон”
- Spanish: “The Octagon”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “The Octagon”.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dayspring Church and Pony Field.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as The Octagon and 888 Main Street (The Octagon).
Manhattan: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Central Park, Upper East Side, Theater District, and Upper West Side.
Curious Apartment Buildings to Discover
Uncover intriguing apartment buildings from every corner of the globe.